BA International Management and Business Administration with Italian

Full Time: 4 Years

This degree programme can give you a strong grounding in the major areas of business while developing your foreign language skills and your understanding of a major European business centre.

This course will help you prepare for professional roles in the public and private sectors in the UK and internationally.

This degree examines the key themes and emerging challenges facing business in a global context, with a special emphasis on Italian culture.

Progressive business-focused modules span areas including strategy, marketing, finance, organisational behaviour and human resource management.

A study year abroad or a one-year paid work placement in the third year provides you with an outstanding opportunity to develop either your knowledge of business or to further your skills at an Italian university, differentiating you from the majority of professionals.

Throughout the degree you will develop a high level of understanding of written and spoken Italian and gain a deep understanding of the country's culture and business practices.

In the final year there is one core module for business and management – the Management Project. All other business and management modules are optional, allowing you to examine areas already studied at a more advanced level. You will select from a wide range of optional modules, allowing you to tailor your degree programme to suit your individual interests and ambitions.

Placement

This degree provides you with the opportunity to take a one-year industry placement in Italy between your second and final year of study, which we encourage students to do. You will also have the chance to study at an Italian university.

Our Italian partner institutions include universities in Bologna, Florence, Genoa, Naples, Padua, Pisa, Siena and Venice. The Department of Modern Languages has a study abroad officer who can help you prepare for study at one of these universities.

We have a specialist placement officer, who can provide you with one-to-one support in securing and preparing for a placement.

A successful Industry Placement can also lead to a job offer with your placement company upon graduation. You will also have lots of opportunities to develop excellent professional contacts that will stand you in good stead for the future.

Visit the Henley Business School website for more information about this course.

Quick look entry requirements A Level AAA-AAB | IB 34-35 pts overall

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Typical offer

AAA– AAB

International Baccalaureate

34-35 points overall

GCSE

Maths, English Literature or English Language at grade B (6). Physics or IT is acceptable in lieu of Maths.

Extended Project Qualification

In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) provides to students for University study, we can now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5, with no component below 5.5

For information on other English language qualifications, please visit our international student pages.

Further requirements

If you are an international student planning to apply for one of our degree programmes, you may need to take a foundation course or pre-sessional course if you do not have qualifications that are equivalent to British A levels or if you need to improve your English language level.

Look at entry requirements by country.

Find out the English language requirements for our courses and our pre-sessional English programme.

Learn more about our international foundation programme.

What will you study?

Year 1

Core modules include:

Italian language (at beginner's, intermediate or advanced level)
Markets, marketing and strategy
Business statistics
Introduction to management accounting
Introductory international financial accounting A
People and organisations

Optional modules include:

Italian Medieval and Renaissance culture (in translation)
Making Italians: ajourney in the history and culture of modern Italy
Twentieth-century Italian culture

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 2

Core modules include:

Italian language
Finance for managers
International business management and strategy
Management skills

Optional modules include:

'Apocalittici e integrati': intellectuals and society in twentieth-century Italy
Italian cinema
Fictions of Italy
Poetry under attack
Marketing management
Organisational behaviour
Writing women in Renaissance Italy

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 3

Core modules include:

Language project module
University Study Abroad or
Work placement abroad

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 4

Core modules include:

Advanced Italian language III
Management project
Italian language for management and business

Optional modules include:

Business ethics 1
Business ethics for international management
Digital marketing
Effectual entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial project
Foreign exchange and money markets
IWLP language module
Informatics for E-Enterprise
Institutions and emerging firms
International human resource management
International marketing
Managing operations and processes
New directions in business and corporate social responsibility
Private equity and venture capital
Responsible investment and sustainability reporting
Social enterprise
Strategic human resource Management
Strategic management and business policy 1
Strategic management and business policy 2
Strategy and International business
Sustainable organisations
The evolution of entrepreneurship
Understanding customers

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

How much will it cost?

New UK/EU students: £9,250* per year

New international students: £16,475 per year

* UK and EU Fee Changes

UK undergraduate fees are regulated by the government. These fees are subject to parliamentary approval and any decision on raising the tuition fees cap for new UK and EU** students would require the formal approval of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law.

Information on this page is based on 2019/20 figures and is likely to change slightly for 2020/21 entry. We will publish up-to-date information about 2020/21 entry as soon as it becomes available.

From 2020, the UK government may link tuition fees to the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

**EU students in 2019/20

EU home students starting in the academic year 2019/20 will pay the same fees and have the same eligibility for loans and grants as UK home students for the duration of their course. The situation for students starting in 2020/21 is not yet known and may be affected by UK Government policy following the outcome of any negotiations regarding the UK’s exit from the European Union. The UK Government will confirm future arrangements for EU students in due course.

Additional Costs

These course fees cover the cost of your tuition. Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.

Financial support for your studies

You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK and other EU countries may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.

* UK and EU Fee Changes

Subject to the Government passing legislation to raise the minimum fee cap, we will raise undergraduate tuition fees from £9,000 to £9,250 for new UK/EU students applying to start courses in the 2017/18 academic year. You will not be affected by this rise if you have deferred entry to the 2017/18 academic year. The Government will confirm future arrangements for EU students in due course.

The tuition fee will remain £9,000 per year for the full duration of this course if you start in the 2016/17 academic year or have accepted an offer but deferred your entry until the 2017/18 academic year. This is unlike other institutions who are planning to raise fees midway through courses.

For further information, please see our webpage on the Teaching Excellence Framework and future tuition fees.

Additional costs

Financial support for your studies

What career can you have?

A degree from Henley Business School is respected internationally and can provide a route into many areas, including accounting and professional services, banking, consultancy, finance, human resources, IT, investment banking, marketing, operations and, of course, general management.

We recognise that undergraduate study is an important investment in your future career and we are therefore very proud of our outstanding graduate employment record, reflected in our consistently strong performance in the university league tables.

The experience of studying or working abroad also distinguishes you from non-language graduates, providing evidence of self-reliance, adaptability and enterprise.

BA INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH ITALIAN N2R3

Full Time: 4 Years

Placement

How much will it cost?

* UK and EU Fee Changes

**EU students in 2019/20

Additional Costs

Financial support for your studies

* UK and EU Fee Changes

Additional costs

Financial support for your studies

What career can you have?

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